UK Radio Arts Documentaries

Spokenworld Audio is proud to offer you exclusive access to an ever-growing library of top-quality radio arts documentaries, tackling subjects from music and modern dance, to poetry, classical music and art.

Between 5 and 10% of the BBC's national radio output is made by UK independent producers, and we are the first to bring that talent together to create a one-stop-shop for the very best in mind-expanding, highly creative arts documentaries & features.

Real life as seen through the prism of art is contained herein, and there's something for everyone. So take a look around and you'll be sure to find something that will take your fancy and expand your mind.

 

Protected By Faith

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John Waite visits the Vatican Secret Archives to learn that, far from hiding the treasures of history, the Church is leading the way in preserving and conserving priceless artefacts.

That's No Job For An Asian!

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Yasmeen Khan explores the current state of British Asian comedy and asks whether the job of being a comedian has become an acceptable profession.

Sorochintsy Fair

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Marking the 200th anniversary of Gogol’s birth, Hardeep Singh Kohli begins his journey through the Gogolian world at the bustling Sorochintsy Fair in the Ukraine

Blondin Of Niagara Falls

image Hardeep demonstrates the art of presenting while on a tightrope, even if only a foot above the ground, in honour of Blondin, the man who first crossed Niagara Falls.

Surrounded

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British acting legend Robert Powell looks back at the history of theatre-in-the-round in the UK, and revisits some of his own acting haunts from his youth.

Revelations

image Dance historian Thomas DeFrantz tels the story of the ground-breaking Alvin Ailey Amercian Dance Theatre and the impact their work has had.

Strolling With Sartre

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Miles Kington travels to Paris to take a walk in the footsteps of infamous philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre and learn more about this incredible man's life.

The End

image What does The End mean to you? How do we cope when we reach the end of something? A montage of voices as artists, musicians and others discuss thier own Ends!

Theatre At The Front Line

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Sudan has seen some of the fiercest fighting in its internal conflicts. Zeinab Badawi visits Khartoum to see the efforts of those in the arts to bring communities back together.

 

Coleridge In Gottingen

imageGerman writers and thinkers made a huge impression on Coleridge during his stay in Germany in 1798 and 1799. John Worthen recalls the places and people the poet experienced.  

A Robert Schumann Album

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A series of short essays looking at different perspectives on the life and work of Robert Schumann.

 

 

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Rab The Rhymer

Poems & songs of Robert Burns, performed by David Rintoul, Vivien Heilbron, Mhairi Lawson & Adrian Chandler.

Home Grown (Radio)

Yasmeen Khan investigates why so many british Asian men are looking abroad for wives.

Abstract & Brief Chronicles

Patrick Garland peers behind the glamour & glitz of eight all-time greats. Including Sir john Gielgud

Tea & Biscuits (Radio)

Hardeep Singh Kohli travels the UK to enjoy a nice cuppa and some biccies.